Sure is Jake. Glad you like it (twice haha)! Can’t wait to get Canon’s new 24-70 II (starting to save for it now haha), I’ll be able to get this close with my 5D for better ISO performance. Right now I’m using my 16-35 II on my 7D to get closer. I would reckon it’s about 1:3 or 3.5? The macro lens isn’t great for social settings since it’s too long to do sitting at the table (not to mention thin DOF in low light conditions requires changing angles, etc), so I try to avoid it if I can. Ironic isn’t it?

Yeah, I didn’t think the first comment went through. 🙂
Ironic indeed, but I understand your reasoning. I asked about the lighting because a few months back I saw a video by a newspaper photographer that uses a kind of handheld LED light for food (restaurant review) shots. It seems to work really well.